Arc'teryx  Alpha SV Jacket - Men's

Best fitting jacket on the market. Big hood, comfortably accomodating your helmet, slightely bigger fit making this jacket perfect from alpine climbing all the way to skiing allowing you to fit all your winter layers underneath while not being too baggy. No unnecessry pockets or features. This jacket is made to make you comfortable in any environment, all year long. Rugged gore tex pro doesn’t seem to care about rocks or anything. Love the jacket so far. As a mountain proffesional, I can see Arcteryx thought about all the details, that actually matter.

Perfect Jacket! But....PLEASE make 'tall' sizes for all your jackets! When ice climbing the jacket eventually works its way out of my harness and lets in cold and moisture, so if there was 'tall' sizes where the jacket would be like 2-3" longer, it would be perfect! I am 6'2" and I imagine tons of other people would love to have 'tall sizes' Also the chest pockets would be better if the zipper was on the side... like the Beta jacket chest pockets. Like when you want to chill with your hands in your pockets you cant do that with the Alpha pockets. Like, you are not going to chill with your arms crossed and in the pockets. So I think having them accessed from the side would be better overall.

I eventually had to replace my old Alpha SV after around 10 years of good service. I was very please to get a great trade in discount. The colour is Dynasty/Black, which is perfect for my mountain activities. The additional of two dump pockets is great. The quality of the jacket is so obvious as soon as you see it. Sizing is perfect for those winter layers while not being too big and at the same time movement is perfect. Underarm vents are an essential and allow heat to escape when you push things without having to take a layer off. As others have said this jacket is bomb proof. If the weather turns this jacket will see you through. So please to have a brand new one. It's the go to for sever weather.

Definitely overspent on a rain coat but it feels better than the Beta - only wish it had side pockets

This exact jacket is for sale all over Vietnam for under $60. I just bought two in Ho Chi Minh for $55 ea.

The best jacket I have ever had! Top quality when it comes to breathability. durability, insulation, mobility and waterproofing. I use it all year around, for hiking, canoeing, climbing, skating and skiing. Here in Sweden the winters can be pretty tough, With this jacket, however, I always feel safe and comfortable.

Wow, excellent shell. Have only worn it a few times so far but its what I wanted in terms of weather proofing. The only thing I will say is that it is noisy, it crinkles. My use is for hiking an a shell for hunting so this matters but given its performance thus far I wil accept the tradeoff.

Great jacket! Amazing how lightweight it is but gives such versatility. I use it for rainy days in summer and then it is my shell for skiing in winter.

The jacket is so loud you couldn't possibly enjoy any type of activity. I returned my Alpha SV for that reason.